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Nursing Health AssessmentTheFoundation ofClinicalPractice,
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1. Introduction to Assessment 2.Assessing the Integumentary
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System 3.Assessing the Head, Face and Neck 4.Assessing E
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yes and the Ears 5.Assessing the Respiratory System 6.Asse
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ssing the Cardiovascular System 7.Assessing the Peripheral -
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Vascular and Lymphatic Systems 8.Assessing the Breasts x x x u x x x
9.Assessing the Abdomen 10.Assessing the Femal
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e Genitourinary 11.Assessing the Male Genitourina
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ry 12.Assessing the Motor Musculoskeletal System
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13.Assessing the SensoryNeurological System 14.
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Assessing the Mother to Be 15.Assessing the Newb x x x x u x x x
orn and Infant 16.Assessing the Toddler and Presch
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ooler 17.Assessing the School-
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Age Child and Adolescent 18.Assessing the Older A
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dult 19.Assessing the Homeless Person 20.Assess
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ing Pain x
,21.Approach to the Mental Health Assessment
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22.Assessing Nutrition
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23. Assessing Spirituality
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24. Assessing Cultureu25.Assessing the
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Patient’s Environment 26.Assessing Ab
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use 27.Assessing the Dying Patient—
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, Chapter01:TheCompleteHealthAssessment
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MultipleChoice
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Identifythechoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
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u 1.uuu Whichcriticalthinkingskill allowsthenurseto thinkoutside of the box whenassessinga patient?
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1) Divergentthinking x
2) Reasoning
3) Creativity
4) Reflection
u 2.uuu Theprimarylevel ofpreventive health carefocusesonwhichtopic?
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1) Healthpromotion x
2) Earlydetection x
3) Promotionintervention x
4) End-of-lifecare x
u 3.uuu Thenurseis prioritizingdata collected duringthehealthassessment. Which datais primary?
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1) Painratingof 4 on a 1to 10 numeric scale
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2) Newdiagnosis oftype2 diabetes mellitus (DM)x x x x x x x
3) Blood pressureof 130/90mmHg x x x x
4) Pulseoximetryreadingof 73% x x x x
u 4.uuu Whichtype of skill is mostimportant whenperforminga physical assessment?
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1) Psychomotor
2) Interpersonal
3) Ethical
4) Affective
u 5.uuu Whichactivityis anexample of secondaryprevention?
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1) Wound débridement x
2) Immunization
3) Preoperativeteaching x
4) Long-termnasogastricfeedings x x
u 6.uuu Which assessment datais considered a symptom?
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1) Rapidrespirations x
2) Sweatypalms x
3) Belching
4) Feelings of anxiety x x
u 7.uuu Who or whatisconsideredtheprimarydata sourcefor a toddler-age patient?
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1) The toddler x
2) A parent x
3) Themedical record x x
4) Otherhealthcareproviders x x
u 8.uuu Whichpartoftheassessment providesthemost subjectivedata?
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1) Healthhistory x
2) Physicalassessment x
3) Reviewof medical records x x x
4) Medicationrecord x